Geoffrey de Selincourt – ‘Kyrenia District (Cyprus), mid-20th century watercolour, signed, sheet size 17cm x 26.5cm, tipped onto titled card, together with two other watercolours by the same hand and a quantity of watercolours and drawings by Lieutenant-Colonel W.E. and Mrs Violet Pain, including fifteen within frames. Note: Selincourt, the son of a wealthy businessman who chaired the company Bourne and Hollingsworth, was disinherited after choosing to pursue a career as an artist rather than join the family business. He spent some time in India as a wandering yogi before arriving in Cyprus without any money. After a period in Nicosia, Selincourt moved to Kyrenia, where he stayed with Colonel and Ms. Pain, an ‘eccentric and vain couple’ who had taken up art in their later years. They enjoyed having Selincourt, a cheerful spirit, around their home, and the three of them even lived together in a caravan they called the ‘Trojan Horse.’ However, the Pain’s eventually grew tired of supporting Selincourt, leading to his departure from Cyprus. It is believed that Selincourt died of tuberculosis, though the time and place of his death remain unknown.